Upcoming holy days and holidays

This week is host to many holy days and holidays. Below is a list of them and their dates. Also we have included articles Faith in Focus, the Missourian and christianity.about.com written about the holy days and holidays. Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 Stitching Prayers (Belief in Brief: Palm Sunday) Passover: March 30 – April [...]

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Belief in Brief: The origins of St. Valentine’s Day

Roman Catholic Origins: According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there are three different martyrs named Valentine. Two were in the clergy in Italy during the second half of the third century. The third lived in Africa. However, not much is known about him. There are two prominent legends about St. Valentine: During the reign of Emperor [...]

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Dispute among Jews over Tisha b’Av events

Members of Congregation Beth Shalom attended a service Wednesday, July 29, to remember the importance of a day called Tisha’ah b’Av. Numerous calamities that have occurred in Jewish history seem to have converged on this one day in the Hebrew calendar. The day, which means “The Ninth of Av” is remembered first as the day [...]

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Jesus and the Jews

Judaism and Christianity share many similarities. They worship the same God, and the Old Testament and Tanakh share the same books. However, Rabbi Yossi Feintuch from Congregation Beth Shalom in Columbia pointed out one stark difference Tuesday night: Judaism is the faith of Jesus whereas Christianity is faith in Jesus. This difference was the topic [...]

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Understanding the Southern Baptist Convention

The 2009 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting runs Tuesday through Thursday of this week. Political issues such as abortion and civil unions will be discussed but, above all, the nation’s largest Protestant body must address its ministries’ concerns over declining membership.

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May 1st – 4th News Updates

Americans have witnessed the closure of many print publications and newspapers, which has caused a great decline in employment. This decline has affected numerous of journalists and reporters, but Micheal Wolfe emphasizes that the loose of newspapers and print media is hindering the Muslim Americans from communicating with the rest of the world. Follow this [...]

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The Same-Sex-Marriage Debate

It seems as if same-sex-marriage is the biggest debate in the church today. Whether Baptist or Catholic, congregations around the country are either protesting or supporting the idea of same-sex couples in God’s sanctuary. In January, a group of black homosexual men refused Pastor Rick Warren to speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church’s M.L.K. church service. [...]

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Religion Headlines from the past week

Here’s a rundown on religion stories from the past week: CNN: Survey: Support for terror suspect torture differs among the faithful World’s oldest Monk dies at 108 Priest forgives suspect in confessional stabbing Americans not losing religion, but changing it BBC: Kenya church arson case dismissed ‘Etiquette guide’ for Thai monks St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Yemen’s [...]

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Miss services this past weekend?

Here’s a link to audio files for Parkade Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and Missouri United Methodist Church. – Parkade Baptist Church: Pastor Chris Cook’s sermon called “Promoting Thirst” – First Presbyterian Church: a sermon from this past weekend – Missouri United Methodist: sermon titled “Always”

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God’s Answering Machine

  If praying isn’t efficient enough, Dutch artist Johan van der Dong suggests leaving God a message on God’s personal answering machine. Dong has set up a telephone number in the Netherlands for people leave messages for God. Dialing 06-4424-4901 (or +316-4424-4901 if calling from outside the Netherlands) from March 7 will enable callers to hear: ”Hi, [...]

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